Milla Saari
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| Country |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Milla Marika Saari | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 October 1947 (age 77) Nivala, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Nakkilan Vire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1994–2001, 2004–2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (27th in 2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Milla Saari (née Jauho; born 10 July 1975) is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1994 to 2007. She was best known for her doping role in the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships doping scandal that would affect five other Finnish skiers for taking hydroxyethyl starch (HES), a blood plasma expander. Saari, then Jauho, was part of the 4 x 5 km team that finished second, but would be disqualified for her blood doping and would receive a two-year suspension from the FIS as a result. She also finished 6th in the 15 km event at those same championships.
Saari competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano where she finished 31st in the 15 km event and 50th in the 30 km event. She earned all four of her individual career victories up to 10 km after she served her two-year doping suspension from 2003 to 2005.
Saari retired after the 2006-07 World Cup season.[1]
World Cup results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
World Cup standings
| Season | Age | Season standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||
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| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski | ||
| 1994 | 19 | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 20 | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 21 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 22 | 70 | — | 44 | — | DNP | — |
| 1998 | 23 | 49 | — | NC | — | 39 | — |
| 1999 | 24 | 26 | — | 32 | — | 37 | — |
| 2000 | 25 | 44 | — | 31 | 33 | DNP | — |
| 2001 | 26 | 27 | — | — | — | NC | — |
| 2004 | 29 | NC | NC | — | — | NC | — |
| 2005 | 30 | NC | NC | — | — | DNP | — |
| 2006 | 31 | NC | NC | — | — | DNP | — |
| 2007 | 32 | 76 | 53 | — | — | 85 | DNP |
Team podiums
- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 2 podiums – (2 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
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| 1 | 2000–01 | 26 November 2000 |  Beitostølen, Norway |
4 x 5 km Relay M | World Cup | 1st | Manninen / Kuitunen / Varis |
| 2 | 9 December 2000 |  Santa Caterina, Norway |
4 × 3 km Relay M | World Cup | 3rd | Manninen / Salonen / Kuitunen |
See also
References
- ^ FIS Newsflash 122. April 11, 2007.
- ^ "Athlete : Milla SAARI". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
External links
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